Goodies with Grands, Some Surprise Visitors, & A Pirate Invasion

Last week, we had Goodies with Grandparents. It was a special day for all. I still remember when my grandparents came to eat with me in elementary school. Precious memories. Thank you to those who were able to attend. I hope you enjoyed your visit! 

 

Last week, Payton celebrated his birthday. He is part of something called Team Impact in which he is involved with the Wofford Terriers. He stands on the sidelines with them at home games, so he has formed a bond with a lot of the players. They wanted to surprise him with a birthday visit. They (4 big football players) came after lunch and Payton was very surprised. They sang to him and then read 2 books aloud to the class. The book titles were Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to Nap and Because I Stubbed My Toe. They read with a lot of expression and kept the class entertained. :) They gave Payton and the class a Wofford poster, and then they were on their way. Thank you so much to the Terriers for making it a special day for Payton and the entire class!

Finally, Dress Like A Pirate Day was Monday. A special thank you to Caylee for sharing her pack of eye patches with the students that didn't have pirate attire! Another pirate day is coming up during the Walk to School Week. 

Giving their "pirate faces"

October is always an extremely busy month. There are a lot of important events coming up: special events for Walk to School Week, Boosterthon fundraiser/Fun Run, book fair, conferences, etc. so please keep updated by reading the weekly newsletter and checking your child's Take Home folder daily. Have a great week ahead! 

Hatcher Gardens field trip

We had a fantastic learning experience at Hatcher Gardens on Monday! Our guide took us on a tour of the beautiful gardens. Although they were disappointed we didn't see snakes, we did see various types of trees, flowering plants, seed pods, a stream and waterfall, and even a banana tree. She told them the history of the gardens and how to take care of plants and wildlife. We also discussed how the weather affects the plants and wildlife in our area. Overall, it was a gorgeous day to be outside. The gardens are free and beautiful, so I encourage you to go for a visit with your family soon! 

Addition Strategies

Here is a link of a video showing how to make 10.
Making 10 Strategy


Also, here is a link to the sheet of addition strategies I've given them to keep in their math section.
Addition Strategies


Be on the lookout soon for videos with the students sharing these strategies! :)

College Colors & Next Week Reminders

I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing Labor Day weekend! I know I enjoyed every minute of it with my family.
Last Friday we had College Colors Day. I LOVED seeing all of the garnet and black in my room! Go Cocks! There were some Tiger fans mixed in, and even a few representing Duke, Wofford, and Tennessee! It was great seeing this class of 2026 showing their school pride.

LOL :) Silly guys

2 sweet Clemson Tigers

GoooooOOOOOOO Cocks!

I can't wait to see where they end up in their future. I know Lindsey's older sister, who I taught in 3rd grade, is a freshman at Clemson this year! I'm so proud of her, just like I'm proud of each of my former and current students. They have so many blessings and good things ahead of them!

Thank you so much to those that have already sent in nutritious nibbles on Fridays. We've gotten graham crackers, granola bars, and today Evy brought in some yogurt, cheese sticks, and grapes. The students loved it all and wanted more! I love that they are excited about healthier "Go" foods.

Don't forget, Monday is our field trip to Hatcher Gardens. We can't wait to learn about weather and contributions of the Cherokee to our area. I know this will be a fabulous learning experience! We'll be leaving at 8:15 and will return by 1:00. Don't forget your lunch from home if you signed up for one! Be on the lookout for field trip pictures next week!
Also, don't forget Wednesday is our annual Goodies with Grandparents Day. I can't wait to meet these special people in your child's life. I have so many precious memories with my grandparents that I cherish and hold dear to my heart. I know this will be a special time for everyone.
Have a great weekend and we'll see you soon!

Woohoo for Week Two!

Woohoo! We made it through week 2! :) It was a busy week....but that's probably going to be the story every week this year! We are still working on learning routines and procedures, and that will continue for a while. Overall, the students are doing well and have officially taken their first tests of 2nd grade.
I forgot to include pictures last week from our annual Back to School Bash. I'm glad I was able to see quite a few of you there. I'm just sad I didn't get a picture of everyone. But I hope you all had a blast! I know Linley enjoyed it. She got to see Anna and Elsa. It definitely did not feel like Arendelle outside though! :) Here are just a few of the sweet faces I saw. Photo credits to Mrs. McAbee on a few of these since I had to leave and get Vivi out of that heat!

 

I sent home some information Friday about our upcoming field trip to Hatcher Gardens scheduled for September 14. As it states, we can only allow 3 chaperones per class. If I have more than 3 volunteers, I'll draw names to be fair. I will contact the 3 parents that volunteer. There are 2 more field trips planned this year, so if you can not attend this one, we'd love to have you help on one of the next 2! Please let me know ASAP if you would like to chaperone so we can see if you have an updated SLED check on file with the district. If not, we'll need to get that done next week so it will be completed in time. The cost is $26. Visit the following link to read more about where we are going.

Hatcher Gardens website

Be sure to read the weekly newsletter to see what all is going on in our classroom this week. We start several new things this week: our first spelling list/test and new units in SS and Math. Also, school pictures will be made Sept. 3, so dress in your best! Don't forget there will be no school next Monday, Sept.7 due to the Labor Day holiday. I hope you have a nice, long weekend with your families!  Have a fabulous week!

First Week=Success!

Wow! What a fabulous, long, but FUN week! I have 21 of the sweetest students at OES. I've enjoyed getting to know them a little better. I've learned the girls are caring, love to dance, and several of them want to be teachers when they grow up. ❤️ I've also learned the boys love Skylander (I have 2 girls so they had to explain that because I had NO idea), baseball, animals, and are full of energy that I wish I had. 😄 

I'm glad I got to see several of you at the Back to School Bash on Thursday. It was HOT, but it looked like everyone was having a good time!

Be sure to look over the newsletter I send home on Mondays to see what we will be working on. Daily homework is listed on the back.  Last week, I had a number of students forget at least 1 assignment so please refer to the homework sheet to make sure all is completed. The 100BC goal will stay 11 steps this week, so now is a good time to get ahead. 

If you haven't done so already, don't forget to sign up for Class Dojo behavior reports and for our class Remind. I will send reminders using it throughout the year.

I'm looking forward to week 2, which holds our first tests of the year. If you have any questions please feel free to call or email me. Have a terrific week!

Introducing...ME! :)

WELCOME TO SECOND GRADE!
I'm so excited about the 2015-2016 school year! My name is Mrs. Wise and I wanted to let you know a little bit about me before we start back to school.
I grew up in Boiling Springs, so I'm proud and blessed to still live and work here. I received my Bachelor's degree from USC Upstate in 2004 and my Master's degree from Southern Wesleyan University in 2006. This will be my twelfth year of teaching. Ten of those years were spent teaching 3rd grade and this will be my second year in 2nd grade. All twelve years have been at Oakland!
I am married to my high school sweetheart, Rusty. We have been married for 11 years. We have 2 gorgeous little girls. Linley is our oldest, and she'll be 5 in September. She is the smartest, sassiest, funniest, and most beautiful big sister ever! You never know what will come out of her mouth and she loves to make us laugh. Because of her late birthday, she won't be at OES this year. But she'll be here next year in kindergarten which is hard to believe! Our youngest daughter, Vivienne (aka Vivi) was born June 5, filling our hearts and making our family complete. She is the sweetest baby and has just recently started sleeping all night. Woohoo! I love my sleep!:) We love talking to Vivi so she'll give us one of her precious smiles.

 

 

Having a newborn this summer, we didn't go on vacation. But we love to travel. We've been to Hawaii, Aruba, St. Lucia, NYC, and lots of other fun destinations. There are so many other places I want to visit one day too! Other than traveling, here are some other things I love:

God, spending time with family and friends, reading books on my Kindle, Disney World, shopping (for my girls more than for me), sushi, Moe's, Target, the color aqua/turquoise, almond M&Ms, sweet tea, and the USC Gamecocks!

I can't wait to meet you and learn more about you. Enjoy these last few days of summer and I'll see you soon with lots of smiles and hugs!